Green driving for King's Lynn Mayor

Listers King's Lynn has supplied the Mayor of King's Lynn and West Norfolk with a new BMW 5 Series Saloon Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), with the Mayor taking delivery at the Town Hall on Wednesday 27 November.

The BMW 5 Series Saloon PHEV shares electric power with a petrol combustion engine and is significantly more environmentally-friendly that the Mayor’s previous car, which had been transporting him around the borough for the past 15 years.

The hybrid model will help to reduce the council’s carbon footprint through increased fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. The running noise of the car is also lower when running on electric power.

The mayor, Cllr Geoff Hipperson, said: “I welcome the replacement of the current car which, as it was becoming quite old, was costing an increasing amount to service and repair. The new car will be much more economical and environmentally friendly and although it is a hybrid, most of the journeys will be short enough to be completed on electric power only.”

James Martin, Corporate Sales Manager at Listers King’s Lynn, said: “We’re delighted to be supplying the Mayor’s new car and will be proud to see it driving him around the roads of West Norfolk to carry out his duties. Cars have changed a lot in the 15 years and it’s good to see that he and the team from the Borough Council have made an environmentally friendly decision.”

It’s estimated that savings of around £5,500 could be made over the next three years on running and service costs of the new vehicle.